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Opensource community has been working on projects similar to this task for ages now, I don't see a reason why seen the sourcecode should really matter any more.

File filters from OpenOffice.org aren't 100% compatible with Microsoft Office filters, but they do a damned impressive job compared to some others.

I applaud the opensource community for attempting this, and hope that their success at the project leads to future attempts and successes to Microsoft's short comings as caretaker of their own software.
I think that Steve Balmer and the rest of his crew of money grubbing flunkies should begin to admit that OpenSource can and will work faster than their proprietary counterparts. I find this a real feat because they couldn't see the source code.

More Power to OSS
Posted by: nucrash   Posted on: 12/23/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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mmmH  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/23/03
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